Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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